![Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, in April 2019 in Beijing, China.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xi-putin-handshake-getty.jpg)
Biden Doesn’t Need to Keep Pushing Xi and Putin Closer Biden Doesn’t Need to Keep Pushing Xi and Putin Closer
A path away from great power conflict.
Mar 22, 2023 / Jake Werner
![There’s No Settlement of the War in Ukraine Without China](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1243252862.jpg)
There’s No Settlement of the War in Ukraine Without China There’s No Settlement of the War in Ukraine Without China
Instead of working toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict, Washington has escalated tensions with Beijing.
Mar 17, 2023 / Gilbert Achcar
![Are We Manufacturing a Taiwan Crisis Over Nothing?](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/taiwan-president-ap0-img.jpg)
Are We Manufacturing a Taiwan Crisis Over Nothing? Are We Manufacturing a Taiwan Crisis Over Nothing?
Concluding that an invasion is not likely under current circumstances is absolutely reasonable—but you wouldn’t know it in Washington.
Mar 17, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
![Taiwan Strait Helicopter](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/taiwan-strait-helicopter-img.jpg)
The Devastating Consequences of a War Over Taiwan The Devastating Consequences of a War Over Taiwan
Cities devastated, untold thousands dead, and the global economy, with its epicenter in Asia, left in ruins—a war would be ruinous to the region and the world.
Mar 7, 2023 / Alfred McCoy
![Nancy Pelosi and Tsai Ing-wen](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pelosi-taiwan-getty.jpg)
Congress Girds for War With China Congress Girds for War With China
Pushing us to the brink.
Feb 21, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
![U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden met with his Chinese counterpart to discuss bilateral issues.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/xi-biden-video-call-getty.jpg)
War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable
What is needed is a policy of constructive coexistence.
Feb 9, 2023 / Jake Werner and William D. Hartung
![Threat inflation: the Chinese balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, February 1.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/china-balloon-montana-ap.jpg)
Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington
"Mr. President, we must not allow…a balloon gap!"
Feb 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer
![The Department of Defense Has Delivered Another Massive Intelligence Failure](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/australia-fire-climate-change-144K-gt-img.jpg)
The Department of Defense Has Delivered Another Massive Intelligence Failure The Department of Defense Has Delivered Another Massive Intelligence Failure
Chinese emissions represent at least as great a threat to US security as the multitude of weapons enumerated in the Pentagon’s 2022 report—so why was it not addressed?
Jan 25, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
![An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Trident-II-D5-missle-test-reuters-img.jpg)
Who Benefits Most From a Bloated Pentagon Budget? The Weapons Industry. Who Benefits Most From a Bloated Pentagon Budget? The Weapons Industry.
The Pentagon’s long-awaited National Defense Strategy, released late last year, is an object lesson in how not to make choices among competing priorities.
Jan 20, 2023 / William D. Hartung
![Unredacted NIH E-mails Show Efforts to Rule Out a Lab Origin of Covid](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Robinson-Tobias-ftr.jpg)
Unredacted NIH E-mails Show Efforts to Rule Out a Lab Origin of Covid Unredacted NIH E-mails Show Efforts to Rule Out a Lab Origin of Covid
In early 2020, top scientists told Anthony Fauci they were concerned that SARS-CoV-2 appeared potentially "engineered." Here’s a look at what happened next.
Jan 19, 2023 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias